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TIL the most successful pirate in history is a woman

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G591 TIL there is a lightbulb in California that has been burning for at least 113 years. The lightbulb is often cited as evidence for the idea that modern lightbulbs are intentionally produced to die early so that customers will buy more of them.
R7RLj TIL The voice of phone numbers, voicemail, etc. is not a computer but the recorded voice of an actual lady named Joan Kenley
e0715 TIL of infrasound - a low-frequency sound (19Hz and below) that cannot be heard, but literally unsettles human beings. Some horror movie music composers use this sound to make audiences feel dread just before disturbing or scary images appears on the screen.
b91ea TIL that Children get an average of 12 colds per year, and adults get colds 2-4 times a year
kJvPm TIL of Jack, a baboon who acted as an assistant to a disabled railway signalman in the 1800s. Trained to push a wheelchair and operate the railway signals under supervision, the baboon got 20 cents a day, and half a bottle of beer each week. Apparently, he never made a mistake in 9 years of service.